[Ontbirds] HSR: Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch (11 Oct 2009) 5510 Raptors
Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch Port Stanley, Ontario, Canada Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 11, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture3509 11394 11876 Osprey 0 7137 Bald Eagle 16 47209 Northern Harrier32 92373 Sharp-shinned Hawk1694 3386 7400 Cooper's Hawk 11 50127 Northern Goshawk 0 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 10 14 17 Broad-winged Hawk9 75 22156 Red-tailed Hawk 24 39 91 Rough-legged Hawk0 0 0 Golden Eagle 3 3 4 American Kestrel 201454 2470 Merlin 0 2 52 Peregrine Falcon 1 60116 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Total:5510 15624 45029 -- Observation start time: 06:00:00 Observation end time: 16:00:00 Total observation time: 10 hours Official Counter:Colin Horstead Observers:Ches Caister, Dave Verkley, Derek Lyon, Jason McGuire, Jennifer Lyon, Jim Dunn, Kathy, Mark Cunningham, Mary Carnahan, Tim King, Tom Bolohan Visitors: Quite a few visitors today. Thanks to everyone that helped out today especially with so many birds in the air at the same time. Weather: Today was just about perfect hawk migration weather...light to moderate W and then NW winds for the whole count period. Nice blue skies with some cloud around and low humidity as the air dried quickly as the morning progressed. Raptor Observations: Fantastic flight today with 5510 birds tallied. Granted, the majority were TV's (3509)...but the Sharpies were on the move in very good numbers as well (1694) and in fact in the hour from 12-1 p.m. the counters tallied 515 Sharpies which is approaching our 1-hours record of 732 (Sep 23, 2005). A nice count of Bald Eagles (16) and even a few Golden Eagles (3)...some Red-shoulders (10) and Redtails (24) on the move...along with a few surprises with Broadwings (9) and Kestrels (201). Non-raptor Observations: Lots of good passerines noted today as well (thanks to Tim King and Jason McGuire for their report)...including American Pipt, lots of Common Loons, BT Green, BT Blue, Blackpoll, Nashville, Orange-crowned (6-12 birds), Yellow, Wilson's...Eastern W-Pewee, Phoebe, House and Winter Wren, lots of kinglets, Eastern Kingbird, Hermit Thrush, Philadelphia, Red-eyed and Blue-headed vireo...Field and Clay-coloured Sparrow. Predictions: Monday could start with not a bad flight...if there's a bit of an upflight of birds that ended up stopping in the Hawk Cliff area from today's big flight. Tuesday look quite promising with predicted NW winds and sun and cloud. Report submitted by Dave Brown (thebro...@ezlink.on.ca) Hawk Cliff Hawkwatch information may be found at: http://www.ezlink.on.ca/~thebrowns/HawkCliff/index.htm ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] HSR: DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark (10 Oct 2009) 8166 Raptors
DRHW- Lake Erie Metropark Brownstown, Michigan, USA Daily Raptor Counts: Oct 10, 2009 --- SpeciesDay's CountMonth Total Season Total -- --- -- -- Black Vulture0 0 0 Turkey Vulture7809 13959 14705 Osprey 2 2 45 Bald Eagle 5 24 72 Northern Harrier 5 16 91 Sharp-shinned Hawk 212915 2487 Cooper's Hawk 15 64151 Northern Goshawk 1 1 1 Red-shouldered Hawk 8 20 21 Broad-winged Hawk 16 70 20004 Red-tailed Hawk 36 90206 Rough-legged Hawk1 2 2 Golden Eagle 2 3 3 American Kestrel37 97402 Merlin 7 10 32 Peregrine Falcon 9 16 30 Unknown Accipiter0 0 0 Unknown Buteo0 0 0 Unknown Falcon 0 0 0 Unknown Eagle0 0 0 Unknown Raptor 0 0 0 Mississippi Kite 0 0 1 Swainson's Hawk 1 1 2 Total:8166 15290 38255 -- Observation start time: 07:45:00 Observation end time: 16:45:00 Total observation time: 9 hours Official Counter:Seth Cutright Observers:Don Sherwood, Jeff Schultz Weather: Mostly a West wind at around 5-10mph. Visibility was clear with some fog early. Cloud cover was around 50 to 75% much of the day. Raptor Observations: 7,809 Turkey Vultures and 9 Peregrine Falcons were counted. 2 Golden Eagles, 1 Rough-legged Hawk, and one Swainson's Hawk were also counted. The first Northern Goshawk also went by. It was the first day with all 16 common raptor count species were recorded. Non-raptor Observations: A few American Crows went by. Many Golden-crowned Kinglets were seen along with several Nashville Warblers, and on Blue-headed Vireo. About 6 Horned Larks also went over, and many White-throated Sparrows could be heard. 2 Common Nighthawks also went over later in the day. Report submitted by Seth Cutright (seth.cutri...@gmail.com) SMRR- Lake Erie Metropark information may be found at: http://www.smrr.net/ ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Toronto - High Park Hawk Watch - Oct. 5 - 11
This is an official posting from the High Park Hawk Watch. Station: High Park, Toronto, Ontario View Period: October 5 -11, 2009 Station coordinator: Don Barnett Counters: D. Barnett, R. Carswell, C. Harte, M. Kelch, A.M. Leger, N. McHugh, N. Murr, D. Peuramaki, H. Shapiro, D. Woods GTRW Webmasters: A. Hampton & D. Woods Two good days for migration of Turkey Vultures - Oct 10th with 399 and Oct 11th with 753. Our totals for Oct. 11th, the past week and the year so far are: Species Oct 11 Oct 5-11 Year to Date Turkey Vulture.75312221920 Osprey-..-...26 Bald Eagle..4.5...47 Northern Harrier...3.6...27 Sharp-Shinned Hawk..89.180.776 Cooper's Hawk.-.4...35 Northern Goshawk-.-..- Red-shouldered Hawk...44.5 Broad-winged Hawk...-21907 Red-tailed Hawk..77..98.229 Rough-legged Hawk...--..- Golden Eagle--..- American Kestrel25..22.195 Merlin..13...21 Peregrine Falcon..15...25 Unidentified..6..17...50 Total963...1579...5263 High Park Site Description High Park is a 400 acre wooded park dominated by a Black Oak Savannah located just west of Downtown Toronto near Keele and Bloor. The park is operated by the City of Toronto Parks Department. The Count site (Hawk Hill) is located on a small hill at the north end of the Grenadier Restaurant parking lot. It is located about 1.5km (1 mile) north of Lake Ontario, at an elevation of 110 metres above sea level and 38 metres above Lake Ontario. The site location is N 43 degrees 37 minutes 03.8 seconds, W 79 degrees 28 minutes 56.5 seconds. This station is at the highest point and near the centre of the park; a steep slope that descends to a large pond is immediately west of the station. Full time counts have been recorded here since 1993. The following are partners in our raptor migration monitoring in the Greater Toronto Region: City of Toronto Parks and Culture Department, Toronto Ornithological Club, and Local Naturalist's Clubs. More information including a summary of our past observations is available at: http://www.greatertorontohawkwatch.com/ Observations for this season are not yet available. -- Howard Shapiro email: hprw2006-ha...@yahoo.ca ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Grand Bend - red-necked phalarope
I stopped by the Grand Bend sewage lagoons this morning and was pleased to find a red-necked phalarope among the usual assortment of ducks. The bird was found in the north east corner of the 3rd cell both on my way in and later on the way out. Around the edges of the lagoons were good numbers of yellow-rumps, and palm warblers along with lots of white-throated and white-crowned sparrows. Driving south out of Grand Bend I stopped by the Southbend Estates development site to see the 3 massive Bur Oaks trees (1 nearly 2 m in diameter) in the field and was pleased to see them protected for now with fencing. Walking from highway 21 to the trees I came across several hermit thrush, swainsons thrush, yellow-rumps, a Nashville a couple of Blue headed vireos along with all the other 'to be expecteds'. The Grand Bend sewage lagoons can be found 1 concession east of the main lights along Highway 21. Going east from the lights turn south on Mollard line and travel roughly 1km. The lagoons are on the west side of the road. The Southbend Estates is a not yet developed site on the west side of Highway 21 roughly 2km or so south of the main lights. What I had once known as the main entrance a couple of years ago ( a dirt path through the woods) is now marked by a pile of asphalt that cannot be driven over with a car. The bur oaks can be found about 200m from the highway. Good birding, Brett Woodman, Kitchener ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Thanksgiving
On my previous post for Oct. 11th I forgot to mention one other item. To all fellow Ont. Birders Have a Great Thanksgiving with your Family & friends !! Cheers, From the Iroquois Crew ! ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Iroquois Shoreline Oct. 11th/09
ISRW Heberdown C.A. North Whitby,Ont.,Canada Oct. 11th/2009 Totals Day Year Turkey Vulture 321 1212 Osprey 033 Bald Eagle139 N.Harrier 036 Sharp-Shinned 44 467 Coopers036 N.Goshawk 1 2 Red-Shoulder7 15 Broad-Winged 0 1648 Red-Tailed14 74 Rough-Legged0 0 Golden Eagle 0 4 A.Kestrel 1069 Merlin 016 Peregrine 0 6 UB 3 8 UR 1 18 Totals = 402 3683 Hrs =3.5 104 Observers, Mike Williamson, Martin Bence & Eleanor Beagan 1 Sub Adult BE @ 9:40 EST Nashville Warbler , Common Nighthawk. Report submitted by Mike Williamson coordinator for ISRW Info. on Iroquois can be found at The Greater Toronto Hawk Watch .com site. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] Ottawa - another Ross's Goose
Hello Again Ontbirders Yet another adult Ross's Goose was found today. This time, it was with a large flock of Canada Geese, along Milton Road, in the field west of the bridge over Bear Brook. A scope will likely be necessary. It might also require patience since during our observation, it was mostly feeding with it's head down in the vegetation. And, it would occasionally disappear amongst the larger Canadas. The bird was still present at 1:30pm Also seen flying overhead was a juvenile Golden Eagle, and 2 small flocks of Brant. Directions courtesy of Neily World: http://ca.geocities.com/larry.ne...@rogers.com/merblu8.htm Tony Beck http://www.tonybeck.ca Always An Adventure ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
[Ontbirds] O.F.O. Hamilton/Burlington field trip report
Hello, First of all I would like to thank the many participants of today's trip, for a very enjoyable and memorable outing. Approximately 40 birders were at Hutches at Van Wagner's Beach for the 8:am start. A couple of lucky birders who where early arrivals had the chance to see a Parasitic Jaeger harass a D.c.Cormorant before most of us had arrived. With fairly benign winds, the action at the beach was fairly slow, but we managed to spot groups of White winged Scoters, Bonaparte's Gulls, three Common Loons, a juvenile Bald Eagle, and a lake bound Merlin. We then walked down the beach and at Baranger's, we crossed over to the fields and ponds to the west of Van Wagner's Beach Road. There were many birds to be found here, not all of them very co-operative for long looks however.Some of the highlights were..Cooper's Hawk, Greater Yellowlegs, Yellow-bellied Sapsucker (many), Eastern Phoebe (many), Tree Swallow, Northern Rough-winged Swallow, Barn Swallow, Winter Wren, Eastern Bluebird, Hermit Thrush, Swainson's Thrush, a late Veery, Palm Warbler, Ovenbird, Wilson's Warbler, Common Yellowthroat, Chipping, Lincoln's, Field, White-crowned, White-throated and Swamp sparrows, Winter Wren, Black-crowned Night-Heron, and Great Egret. After lunch we headed for Windermere Basin, where Red-tailed Hawks and American Kestrels were hunting. In the pond were.Gadwall, American Wigeon, Northern Shoveler, Northern Pintail, Green-winged Teal, Canvasback, Redhead, Lesser Scaup, Bufflehead, Canvasback, Hooded Merganser and Pied-billed Grebe. The highlight though was the Short-eared Owl that flushed from the side of the path and then circled high above some obviously delighted birders. Our last stop was to the grounds of Confederation Park A (the north side). Some of the highlights here were... A close encounter with a hunting juvenile Redtail, Orange-crowned, Tennessee, Blackpoll, Nashville and Palm Warblers, Eastern Phoebe, Eastern Wood Pewee, and many more Hermit Thrushes and Yellow-bellied Sapsuckers. Our final Tally was 86 species, not too bad, considering we saw virtually no shorebirds. Best regards..T. ___ ONTBIRDS is presented by the Ontario Field Ornithologists - the provincial birding organization. Send bird reports to ONTBIRDS mailing list ONTBIRDS@hwcn.org For information about ONTBIRDS visit http://www.ofo.ca/
